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the theatre might be explained as agoraphobia. 2 dislike,
hatred, hate, loathing: Turnips are a particular aversion of
mine.
avoid v. shun, keep (away) from, keep off, leave alone, keep or steer
clear of, refrain from, dodge, circumvent, sidestep, elude,
escape, evade: The doctor suggested that I avoid chocolate. Why
does Bennie avoid looking me straight in the eye?
1.19 awake...
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awake v. 1 wake (up), awaken, get up, rouse or bestir oneself: When
I awoke, she was standing over me with a pistol. 2 awaken,
animate, arouse, rouse, stimulate, revive, incite, excite,
activate, alert, stir up, fan, kindle, ignite, fire: Marches
awaken my sense of patriotism. 3 awake to. awaken to, wake up
to, realize, understand, become aware or conscious of: I
finally awoke to the fact that my tax return was overdue.
--adj. 4 up, aroused, roused, wide awake, up and about, alert,
on the alert, on the qui vive, watchful, on guard, attentive,
conscious; heedful, alive: I'm always awake a few minutes
before the alarm goes off.
awaken v. See awake, 1, 2, above.
award v. 1 grant, give, confer, bestow, present, accord, furnish,
endow with; assign, apportion: Her dog was awarded the blue
ribbon in the club show.
--n. 2 prize, trophy, reward: The award for the tidiest boats
has been won by the Bristol Yacht Club. 3 grant, bestowal,
presentation, endowment, awarding: Before the award of the
prizes, we listened to speeches. Profits were up last year
despite a large pay award.
aware adj. 1 informed, apprised, knowledgeable, knowing, posted, in
the know, enlightened, au fait, au courant, cognizant, Slang
hip, hep, wise: She is well aware of the consequences. 2
sensitive, sensible, conscious: I became aware that someone was
watching us.